Hi everyone. We just got back from the emergency clinic, and Marlowe remains there. My husband left a bottle of ibuprofin on the night stand last night and I failed to notice this morning and the inevitable happened.
We won't know for about 48 hours whether or not he's going to pull through. He's on IV fluids and meds to protect his stomach and intestinal lining and they took a baseline kidney and liver reading. They expect to keep him through Sunday.
I'm devestated. I failed to protect my dog. He used to be crated, but we got this very threatening anonymous note on our door one day saying that our dog was barking during the day and that animal control was going to be called. Marlowe never really liked his crate all that much so we decided to try uncrating him and confining him to a couple rooms that we dogproofed, which did stop his barking. But I feel like I gave in to a bully (and an anonymous one at that) instead of doing what I know is right for my dog.
Please keep Marlowe in your thoughts over the next few days. The vet said that they often have a good outcome with the protocol they're using, and it was caught fairly early on, but even given that it's still too soon to say that he's going to be okay.